There are 4 ways to get from Edinburgh to Samarkand by plane or train
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Samarkand International Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane EDI - SKD
13h 14m$404–1,214Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Samarkand International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane MAN - SKD
15h 33m$492–1,140Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Samarkand International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane GLA - SKD
22h 24m$487–1,158Fly Edinburgh Airport to Bukhara International Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bukhara International Airport (BHK)plane EDI - BHK
- Take the train from Bukhara 1 to Samarkandtrain
16h 31m$494–1,541
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Samarkand is to fly which costs $400 - $1,300 and takes 13h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Samarkand is to fly which takes 13h 14m and costs $400 - $1,300.
The distance between Edinburgh and Samarkand is 5313 km.
It takes approximately 13h 14m to get from Edinburgh to Samarkand, including transfers.
Samarkand is 4h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 10:15 PM in Edinburgh and 2:15 AM in Samarkand.
There are 821+ hotels available in Samarkand.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Samarkand, Uzbekistan?
Turkish Airlines flies from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD) twice daily.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bukhara International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,500
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $380–950
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Samarkand International Airport via London Heathrow, Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,100
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $110–190
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–21
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- Uzbekistan Railways
Train from Bukhara 1 to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Website
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Book at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Schedules at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Sleeper
- $10–12
- Coupe
- $14–16
- SV
- $23–26
- Phone
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- Uzbekistan Railways
Train from Bukhara 1 to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- Website
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Book at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Schedules at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Business class
- $23–26
- Econom class
- $17
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